Aims of the study
The aims of the SPEEDY study are to:
examine physical activity levels and dietary behaviour in a large population-based sample of British 9–10 year old children, and how they change over the transition to secondary school
investigate the individual and collective factors associated with (change in) these behaviours
Design
Longitudinal observational study.
Investigators
Principal investigators
Dr Esther van Sluijs – MRC Epidemiology Unit
Professor Simon Griffin – MRC Epidemiology Unit
Co-investigators
Professor Aedin Cassidy – University of East Anglia
Dr Kirsten Corder – MRC Epidemiology Unit
Professor Andy Jones – University of East Anglia
Status
Field work is completed, on-going processing and data analysis work is focussed on longitudinal and SPEEDY-3 data (linking GPS, accelerometer and GIS data; analysis of dietary data; statistical analysis of determinants of change in physical activity and dietary behaviour).
Unit role
Unit led study conducted in collaboration with the School of Medicine, University of East Anglia. The Unit is responsible for data management.
Funding
A Unit held grant from the National Prevention Research Initiative funded the baseline. MRC core funding for 1 and 4 year follow-ups.
